10/11/2007 @ 12:00PM

In Pictures: Most Livable Metro-Area Suburbs

Situated within striking distance of several northern New Jersey golf clubs, Plainfield also falls in Middlesex County but is southwest of Manhattan and accessible to the city by highway and New Jersey transit. For close to the median price–this home is listed at $389,000 through Exit Realty Eagles–a buyer can get a five-bedroom, two-bathroom home, which has a garage and eight total rooms and is set back from the street by a large lawn.